Institut Imagine offers a stimulating and ideal environment to train and develop the career of young researchers, PhD students and post-docs. Imagine has the priority of recruiting the best talents and training tomorrow’s generations by supporting them in their career and offering them programs of excellence throughout their journey.

Support the beginning of scientific careers 

Some scholarships are also available to help PhD candidates to finish or continue their science project.

  • Funding for several months, in 4th year, to complete and support their thesis.
  • An Imagine thesis prize for a PhD student who has defended his/her thesis within the 3-year time limit, and whose work is published or in the process of being published. This prize helps winners - beyond the PhD of 3 years - to continue their work for 3 to 12 months with a salary equivalent to a junior post-doc, to help them finalize their research and complete their research work in the perspective to applying then for a post-doc fellowship. 

Deadlines : June 8th, 2026

Download the 4th year Phd program application file and the Imagine Thesis Award application file.

An exciting environment

In addition to these training programs, Institut Imagine offers an attractive environment and centers to support young researchers.

The Young Researchers Association (YR2I) and the Imagine Sport Association organize various scientific, social and sports events that create connections and synergies between Institute members and the scientific community.

A post-docs café was established at Institut Imagine with the aim of facilitating meetings and interactions between post-docs, delivering training sessions on funding methods dedicated to post-docs, and advising them to apply to research organizations.